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give us grace today to stand up for those who in a bad place23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them,
had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach,
to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
23 Israel also came into Egypt.
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Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
24 He increased his people greatly,
and made them stronger than their adversaries.
…Heavenly father
give us grace today to celebrate what we have been given and believe in you24 Yes, they despised the pleasant land.
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They didn’t believe his word,
25 …Heavenly father
give us grace today to not be involved with anything which is destructive.28 They joined themselves also to Baal Peor,
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and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds.
…Heavenly father
give us grace today to keep apart from all that desructive.32 They angered him also at the waters of Meribah,
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so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;
33 because they were rebellious against his spirit,
…Heavenly father
give us grace today to not do anything destructive, particularly anything which harms the next generation36 They served their idols,
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which became a snare to them.
37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
38…Heavenly father
give us grace today to help people to escape from anything which is oppressive40 Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people.
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He abhorred his inheritance.
41 He gave them into the hand of the nations.
…Heavenly father
give us grace today to show loving kindness to those in distress44 Nevertheless he regarded their distress,
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when he heard their cry.
45 He remembered for them his covenant,
and repented according…Heavenly father
give us grace today to celebrate all that is good in you and in the world.47 Save us, Yahweh, our God,
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gather us from among the nations,
to give thanks to your holy name,
…1 Praise Yah!
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Praise, you servants of Yahweh,
praise Yahweh’s name.
2 Blessed be Yahweh’s name,
from this time forward and forever more.
3 From the rising of the sun to its going down,
Yahweh’s name is to be praised.
4 Yahweh is high above all nations,
his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like Yahweh, our God,
who has his seat on…1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
‘Lord, save me!’5 The Lord is…
more1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.5 The Lord watches over you—
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the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun…1Unless the Lord builds the house, ♦
those who build it labour in vain.2Unless the Lord keeps the city, ♦
the guard keeps watch in vain.3It is in vain that you hasten to rise up early
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and go so late to rest, eating the bread of toil, ♦
for he gives his beloved sleep. RGive thanks to Yahweh, for he is good;
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for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods;
for his loving kindness endures forever.
3 …https://www.thefuelcast.com/library/2025-05-5-listening-r25
1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
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when we remembered Zion.
2 There on the poplars
…Yahweh, you have searched me,
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and you know me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up.
You perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down,
and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in behind and before.
You laid your hand on me.
6 …Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light around me become night …
the darkness and light are both alike to You.
—Psalm 139:11–12Barbara Holmes (1943–2024) writes about the challenges and healing power of darkness:
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As an African American woman, I wear darkness as a skin colour that I love. It is a reminder of African origins, hidden in my genes, but not accessible through memory. Without darkness, I would not be! I entered the world from the nurturing darkness of the womb and relied upon a dark and resourceful family, community, and cosmos…1 Praise the Lord.
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
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he gathers the exiles of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.
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